Improvement in horse-rakes



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NORWAY, WlSCONSlN;

Letters Patent No. 84,315, dated November 24, 1568.

IMPROVEMENT IN HRSE-RKES. y

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom tt may concern Be it known that-we, OLE O. STORLE and lioness SWENSON, of Norway, in the county of Racine, and

State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Bore-Rakes, and we do hereby de- Glare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part ol' this specieation, in which- Figure l is a side view of our invention;

Figure 2 is a view of the thills and bracing;

Figure 3, a View of one of the teeth and its fastenings;

Figure 4, a view of the lock with which the teeth are raised and lowered; and

Figure 5, a view of the bolt with which the distance is regulated for the teeth on soft or hard ground.

Similar letters of reference in each of the figures I, the hinge which holds the tooth attached to the holster N.

K, spring on a stein holding the hinge open.

ll, adjust-able bolt, with a joint at the axle, and a nut underneath the holster, to which the teeth are attached, and a nutou top, with which the teeth are raised or lowered, as may be desired.

M, a bolt, with a hollow head, through which the teeth. pass, and passing through the upper part ofthe hinge with a nut whieh draws the teeth tirn'ily against the hinge and holds it fast.

N, bolster, to which the hinges are attached.

Uperatiou.

Adjust the rake by the bolt Il, according to the ground which you are to rake, and then throw the rake-teeth down by the handle of loeli 111, which will lniug the lock in line so that the ha)v ou the teeth will not open the lock when the teeth are iilled with hay. 'lhen liftnp thevlever,and .the hay wllbe discharged. The looks stands in liml the other way, so that the teeth will not go down again withoutbeing thrown down with the lever;

What we elaini as our inrention, and desire to secure by Letters latent, is-

1.. Hinged, cap l and bolt M, in'eonibination with spring l, substantially as deserilnal.

2. Tooth F, passing through holt M, with its end passing up through hinge l, substantially as and for the purpose speeitied.

OLE 0. STORLE. LOB-ENS SXVENSON.

Witnesses J. B. Snrrn, H. S. Loon. 

